azure-functions-host: Extensions.Storage 3.0.0 & WindowsAzure.Storage 9.3.2 fails to bind to CloudQueueMessage

I’m using function runtime version 2.0.12115.0 . Extensions.Storage 3.0.0 & WindowsAzure.Storage 9.3.2 fails to bind to CloudQueueMessage.

  • Message
Exception while executing function: Function1 Exception binding parameter 'myQueueItem' String reference not set to an instance of a String.
 Parameter name: s

Why does this error happen? When using Extensions.Storage 3.0.0, do I have to always use WindowsAzure.Storage 9.3.1?

  • failure
Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage 3.0.0
WindowsAzure.Storage 9.3.2
public static void Run([QueueTrigger("myqueue-items", Connection = "StorageConnectionString")]CloudQueueMessage myQueueItem, ILogger log)
{
    log.LogInformation($"C# Queue trigger function processed: {myQueueItem}");
}
  • success1
Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage 3.0.0
WindowsAzure.Storage 9.3.1
public static void Run([QueueTrigger("myqueue-items", Connection = "StorageConnectionString")]CloudQueueMessage myQueueItem, ILogger log)
{
    log.LogInformation($"C# Queue trigger function processed: {myQueueItem}");
}
  • success2
Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage 3.0.0
WindowsAzure.Storage 9.3.2
public static void Run([QueueTrigger("myqueue-items", Connection = "StorageConnectionString")]string myQueueItem, ILogger log)
{
    log.LogInformation($"C# Queue trigger function processed: {myQueueItem}");
}
  • StackTrace
Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.FunctionInvocationException:
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Executors.FunctionExecutor+<ExecuteWithLoggingAsync>d__17.MoveNext (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host\Executors\FunctionExecutor.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 293)
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Executors.FunctionExecutor+<TryExecuteAsync>d__14.MoveNext (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host\Executors\FunctionExecutor.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 89)
Inner exception System.InvalidOperationException handled at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw:
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Executors.DelayedException.Throw (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host\Executors\DelayedException.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 27)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Executors.FunctionExecutor+<ExecuteWithWatchersAsync>d__24.MoveNext (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host\Executors\FunctionExecutor.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 478)
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.GetResult (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Executors.FunctionExecutor+<ExecuteWithLoggingAsync>d__23.MoveNext (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host\Executors\FunctionExecutor.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 444)
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.GetResult (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Executors.FunctionExecutor+<ExecuteWithLoggingAsync>d__17.MoveNext (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host\Executors\FunctionExecutor.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 249)
Inner exception System.ArgumentNullException handled at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Executors.DelayedException.Throw:
   at System.Text.Encoding.GetBytes (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Queue.CloudQueueMessage.get_AsBytes (Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage, Version=9.3.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.PropertyHelper.CallPropertyGetter (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host\PropertyHelper.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 354)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.PropertyHelper.GetValue (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host\PropertyHelper.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 97)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Bindings.BindingDataProvider.GetBindingData (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host\Bindings\BindingDataProvider.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 70)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Queues.Triggers.UserTypeArgumentBindingProvider+UserTypeArgumentBinding.BindAsync (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage\Queues\Triggers\UserTypeArgumentBindingProvider.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 72)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Queues.Triggers.QueueTriggerBinding+<BindAsync>d__19.MoveNext (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage\Queues\Triggers\QueueTriggerBinding.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 111)
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter`1.GetResult (System.Private.CoreLib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e)
   at Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host.Triggers.TriggeredFunctionBinding`1+<BindCoreAsync>d__8.MoveNext (Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: C:\projects\azure-webjobs-sdk-rqm4t\src\Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host\Triggers\TriggeredFunctionBinding.csMicrosoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35: 57)

About this issue

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  • State: closed
  • Created 6 years ago
  • Comments: 29 (10 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

with 3.0.3 and 9.3.3 the issue is still there. Any clue when it will be fixed?

+15
guru98 on Jan 30, 2019

This is indeed a defect and not the expected behavior. We’ll have this addressed and use this issue to track the work/fix.

+7
fabiocav on Oct 30, 2018

@fabiocav Can we get an update on this?

+4
APIWT on Sep 25, 2019

Small update on this.

We’re working on addressing the issue, but in the meantime, a mitigation option is to add the following to your project file (this will also be automatically handled by tooling):

  <Target Name="PostBuild" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
    <Exec Command="copy $(OutDir)$(ProjectName).deps.json $(OutDir)bin\function.deps.json" />
  </Target>
  <Target Name="PostPublish" AfterTargets="AfterPublish">
    <Exec Command="copy $(PublishDir)$(ProjectName).deps.json $(PublishDir)bin\function.deps.json" />
  </Target>

Will keep this issue open until completely resolved, but the above should unblock the scenario.

+4
fabiocav on May 15, 2019

@fabiocav Workaround posted above works when deploying locally. However, after publishing from Visual Studio, I get the error on the portal. What am I doing wrong?

Function (GetRecords) Error: Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Host: Error indexing method ‘GetRecords’. Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage: Can’t bind Table to type ‘Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Storage.Table.CloudTable’.

+2
panjevic on Jul 23, 2019

@panjevic I also encountered this issue where the workaround suggested by fabiocav worked locally but not when I do a publish. In my case my publish is a ZIP deploy. After searching the web for a day, I finally got it to work for the publish scenario using the below. The main difference is instead of doing a AfterTargets against AfterPublish, I instead do a BeforeTargets against CreateZipFile. Hope this helps you or others facing similar issues. I found the solution from AtOMiCNebula on link: https://github.com/Azure/azure-functions-host/issues/3568

<Target Name="PostBuild" AfterTargets="PostBuildEvent">
  <Exec Command="copy $(OutDir)$(ProjectName).deps.json $(OutDir)bin\function.deps.json" />
</Target>
<Target Name="PostPublish" BeforeTargets="CreateZipFile">
  <Exec Command="copy $(PublishDir)$(ProjectName).deps.json $(PublishDir)bin\function.deps.json" />
</Target>
+1
barryt2 on Sep 12, 2019

@MisinformedDNA thanks for that update, I’m sure it will be helpful to others.

I’m tracking to have the build fix as part of the tool in this coming sprint.

+1
fabiocav on Jul 15, 2019

For Googleability, I ran into this issue when I had an Http trigger that writes to a queue using IAsyncCollector<CloudQueueMessage> (with a manually serialized message string), and then a queue trigger off that which is bound to a string.

The current Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs.Extensions.Storage 3.0.4 depends on WindowsAzure.Storage (>= 9.3.1), but WindowsAzure.Storage 9.3.2 and 9.3.3 break. The behavior I see is that the message on the queue (that my queue trigger function reads as a string) is actually a JSON object with asBytes and asString properties, with my serialized message model object actually in the asString property. Example message:

{
  "asBytes": "eyJ2ZXJzaW9uIjowLCJqc29uVmVyc2lvbiI6MCwibm9ybWFsaXplZFBhY2thZ2VJZCI6Im5pdG8uYXN5bmNleCIsIm5vcm1hbGl6ZWRQYWNrYWdlVmVyc2lvbiI6IjQuMC4xIiwibm9ybWFsaXplZEZyYW1ld29ya1RhcmdldCI6Im5ldDQ1Iiwib3BlcmF0aW9uSWQiOiI0MGMyM2IxMy0yYzU1LTRiN2MtYmYwNC04MDUzNTNmZDZlYjciLCJwYXJlbnRPcGVyYXRpb25JZCI6IjAwMDAwMDAwLTAwMDAtMDAwMC0wMDAwLTAwMDAwMDAwMDAwMCJ9",
  "asString": "{\"version\":0,\"jsonVersion\":0,\"normalizedPackageId\":\"nito.asyncex\",\"normalizedPackageVersion\":\"4.0.1\",\"normalizedFrameworkTarget\":\"net45\",\"operationId\":\"40c23b13-2c55-4b7c-bf04-805353fd6eb7\",\"parentOperationId\":\"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\"}",
  "dequeueCount": 0,
  "$AzureWebJobsParentId": "40c23b13-2c55-4b7c-bf04-805353fd6eb7"
}

This was observed using Azure Functions Core Tools (2.4.432 Commit hash: 3371a87e0fce2aa35986c0de8e77d5d618163b91) and Function Runtime Version: 2.0.12332.0, running locally.

+1
StephenCleary on Mar 19, 2019
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